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Wednesday, January 23, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NYK by 5 at halftime and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Pacers110
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Magic110
Nets114
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Celtics123
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Heat99
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Knicks110
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Bulls101
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Grizzlies107
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Pelicans94
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Sixers122
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2017–18Jan 23, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Garrett Temple (Kings-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

James Harden scores 61 as Houston wins in New York

Nikola Jokic goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5+10+4HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28303026114
Knicks31321532110
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61HOU61 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 18, 17, 20, 21, 20, 30, 8, 20HOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Allonzo TrierPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 2, 2, 11, 5, 0, 13, 16, 31NYK31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 18, 16, 22, 5, 13, 12, 8, 23, 21NYK21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics15
Magic-Nets15
Clippers-Heat11
Spurs-Sixers10
Pistons-Pelicans9
Rockets-Knicks6
Raptors-Pacers2
Hornets-Grizzlies2
Nuggets-Jazz2
Hawks-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Gordon's three with 11 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 114-110 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Sixers combined for 242, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SixersSpurs 120, Sixers 122
242
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 123
226
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 118, Grizzlies 107
225
Rockets-KnicksRockets 114, Knicks 110
224
Magic-NetsMagic 110, Nets 114
224
Hawks-BullsHawks 121, Bulls 101
222
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 108, Jazz 114
222
Raptors-PacersRaptors 106, Pacers 110
216
Clippers-HeatClippers 111, Heat 99
210
Pistons-PelicansPistons 98, Pelicans 94
192
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SixersSpurs 120, Sixers 122
+2 PHI
Rockets-KnicksRockets 114, Knicks 110
+4 HOU
Magic-NetsMagic 110, Nets 114
+4 BKN
Raptors-PacersRaptors 106, Pacers 110
+4 IND
Pistons-PelicansPistons 98, Pelicans 94
+4 DET
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 108, Jazz 114
+6 UTA
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 118, Grizzlies 107
+11 CHA
Clippers-HeatClippers 111, Heat 99
+12 LAC
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 123
+20 BOS
Hawks-BullsHawks 121, Bulls 101
+20 ATL
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KnicksHOU won · Rockets 114, Knicks 110
5 pts
Clippers-HeatLAC won · Clippers 111, Heat 99
4 pts
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 103, Celtics 123
3 pts
Spurs-SixersPHI won · Spurs 120, Sixers 122
1 pt
John Collins shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
88% (14-16)
WhitesideMIA · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
OsmanCLE · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
RozierBOS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TrierNYK · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 120Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35293224120
Sixers34332926122
The story
Joel Embiid's 33 points and 19 rebounds carried Philadelphia past San Antonio, 122-120

For San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 13-28 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 33-29.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 114Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28303026114
Knicks31321532110
The story
Eric Gordon had 20 points as Houston beat New York 114-110

Noah Vonleh led New York with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Rockets took the third 30-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−5+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 108Jazz 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24342228108
Jazz30352326114
The story
Utah beat Denver 114-108 behind 35 points from Donovan Mitchell

Will Barton paced Denver: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 12-25 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.7Season avg52.2Last 5

52.2 points a game over his last five games, against 35.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 61 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg5.4Last 3

5.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 20.

PHI over SAS2IND over TOR4BKN over ORL4HOU over NYK4DET over NOP4UTA over DEN6CHA over MEM11LAC over MIA12BOS over CLE20ATL over CHI20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 61

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61Rockets-Knicks · W
36.3 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Mar 14, 2022: 60 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Career high61 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 16, 44, 19, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37Pistons-Pelicans · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 33, 33, 34, 28, 28, 24, 36, 35Jazz-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 21, 30, 25, 13, 26, 15, 14, 35Hawks-Bulls · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 25, 20, 35, 26, 31, 22, 31, 32, 33Sixers-Spurs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Allonzo TrierPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 2, 2, 11, 5, 0, 13, 16, 31Knicks-Rockets · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+9.1 45.4 last 10 · 36.3 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+8.0 30.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.7 25.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.8 2.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−4.8 4.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jabari ParkerCHI−4.6 10.0 last 10 · 14.6 season